Vine star Matthew Tropp

Events in 1998 and 4-6

Events in US in the birth year of Matthew Tropp

• President accused in White House sex scandal; denies allegations of affair with White House intern, Monica Lewinsky (Jan. 21 et seq.).
• President outlines first balanced budget in 30 years (Feb. 3).
• US Supreme Court rules line-item veto unconstitutional (Feb. 12).
• Unabomber sentenced to four life terms (May 4).
• Life sentence meted out to Terry Nichols, convicted in Oklahoma City bombing fatal to 168 (June 4).
• Starr Report by independent counsel outlines case for impeachment proceedings against President (Sept. 11).
• Matthew Shepard, gay Wyoming student, fatally beaten in hate crime; two arrested (Oct. 6 et seq.).
• House impeaches President Clinton along party lines on two charges, perjury and obstruction of justice. (Dec. 19).

Birthday Matthew Tropp (4-6) in history

• Day 4-6 year 1892: The Sierra Club, led by John Muir, was incorporated in San Francisco.
• Day 4-6 year 1896: Henry Ford took his first car out for a test drive.
• Day 4-6 year 1942: The Battle of Midway, a decisive Allied victory in World War II, began.
• Day 4-6 year 1944: The U.S. Fifth Army entered Rome, leading to the liberation of the city during World War II.
• Day 4-6 year 1968: Dorothy Gish, American actress who starred in many silent-film classics, died.
• Day 4-6 year 1989: People's Army of China opened fire on crowds of prodemocracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square, killing thousands.
• Day 4-6 year 1992: The U.S. Post Office announced that in a poll people preferred the "young Elvis" stamp to the "old Elvis" stamp.
• Day 4-6 year 2001: King Dipendra of Nepal died, three days after shooting most of his family and himself.
• Day 4-6 year 2003: Martha Stewart was indicted on charges of insider trading.